The Secret Killer (1965)
Le vampire de Düsseldorf (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 29min
- Biography, Crime
- 07 Apr 1965 (France)
- Movie
A true story of Peter Kurten, a serial killer who committed nine murders and many other offenses in Dusseldorf during the Great Depression era.
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| Robert Hossein | ... |
Peter Kuerten
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| Marie-France Pisier | ... |
Anna
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Roger Dutoit | ... |
Commissaire Momberg
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Annie Anderson | ... |
Paula
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Michel Dacquin | ... |
Beck
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Anne Carrère |
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Norma Dugo | ... |
Une fille
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Jessica |
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Paul Pavel | ... |
Lehndorf
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Robert Le Béal | ... |
Schroeder
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Colette Régis | ... |
La patronne du cabaret
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Jean-Michel Rouzière |
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André Badin | ... |
Le garçon du dancing
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| Tony Soler | ... |
Mme Loebel
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| Tanya Lopert | ... |
Une fille
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| Henri Attal | ... |
Un ouvrier
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| Danik Patisson | ... |
Erna
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| André Rouyer |
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Yves Bureau | ... |
Un journaliste (uncredited)
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| Roberto Camardiel | ... |
Le régiseur de 'L'Eldorado' (uncredited)
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| Michel Charrel | ... |
Un policier (uncredited)
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Pierre Collet | ... |
Le contremaître (uncredited)
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Evelyne Dassas | ... |
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Yves Elliot | ... |
Un journaliste (uncredited)
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| Laure Paillette | ... |
Mme Schultz (uncredited)
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Pierre Roussel | ... |
Un journaliste (uncredited)
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| Paloma Valdés | ... |
Rosa (uncredited)
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Pierre Vernet | ... |
Un père (uncredited)
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Gérard Villers | ... |
Un suspect (uncredited)
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Konrad von Bork | ... |
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| Dominique Zardi | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Robert Hossein | ||
Written by
| Robert Hossein | ... | (story) |
| Claude Desailly | ... | (story) & |
| Georges Tabet | ... | (screenplay) & |
| André Tabet | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Robert Hossein | ... | (screenplay) |
| Georges Tabet | ... | (dialogue) & |
| André Tabet | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Georges de Beauregard | ... | producer |
| Benito Perojo | ... | producer |
Music by
| André Hossein | ||
Cinematography by
| Alain Levent | ||
Editing by
| Marie-Sophie Dubus | ||
Production Design by
| François de Lamothe | ||
| Pierre Guffroy | ||
Production Management
| René Demoulin | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Julián Atienza | ... | assistant director |
| Pierre Cosson | ... | assistant director |
| Philippe Monnier | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Guy Chichignoud | ... | sound engineer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Roger Robert | ... | key grip |
| Raymond Voinquel | ... | still photographer |
Music Department
| André Lafosse | ... | orchestrator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Suzanne Durrenberger | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Comacico (1965) (France) (theatrical)
- Interpeninsular Films (1966) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Pallas Filmverleih (1965) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cargo Records (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- Opening (2004) (France) (DVD)
- Sidonis Calysta (2022) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Vídeo Mercury Films (1965) (Spain)
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Other Companies
Storyline
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In the late 20's, Germany has high inflation rates and unemployment and the rise of the Nazi Party. In this scenario, in Dusseldorf, the worker Peter Kuerten, also known as The Vampire of Dusseldorf, commits nine murders. The weirdo Peter Kuerten is obsessed in the cabaret singer Anna and they have a love affair. Meanwhile he kills young women on the desert streets of Dusseldorf. One day, a man escorts Anna to her home and is followed by Peter. When he leaves her, the jealous Peter Kuerten kills him on the street. The Chief of Police Momberg is pressed by Berlin to hunt down the serial-killer since the victim was an industrialist. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Did You Know?
| Goofs | Robert Hussein reads the "Frankfurter Rundschau". Although an article is shown about the vampire of Düsseldorf, another article is about eastern Berlin. The newspaper itself is from the 1960s. The Frankfurter Rundschau was founded after the Second World War. It did not exist in the 30s. See more » |
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